Hymns, selected and original, for public and private worship
By: published by the General synod for the Evangelical Lutheran church
Edition: 53rd ed. <14th ed. with the appendix.>.
Publisher: Printed at the publication rooms of the Evangelical Luthean Church
Published: 1848
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 697
Copyright date: 1841
Notes: 759 hymns; doxologies numbered 760-766; an appendix containing hymns numbered 767-959 and dismissions and doxologies numbered 960-965.

Prepared by the Hymn book committee by order of the General synod of 1841. It is a slightly revised edition of the hymn book which was the work of a committee appointed by the General synod of 1825 and which appeared in 1828. Dr. S. S. Schmucker was chairman of the committees. An appendix has been added consisting of hymns 767-965 numbered continuously with the old.